June 10th
We spent the morning ringing at Reculver south of the railway and managed to avoid any of the threatening showers. Whilst there we saw 14 Long-tailed Tits, 10 Whitethroats, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 200 Swifts feeding over the grass fields, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Kestrels, 2 Common Terns, 1 Hobby, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Goldfinches, 5 Lapwings W, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Green Woodpecker, 24 Mallard, 6 Linnets, 1 Grey Heron and 3 Chaffinches.

Birds ringed 16: Wren 2, Whitethroat 4, Blackcap 3, Reed Warbler 1, Chaffinch 1, Robin 1, Goldfinch 2, Blue Tit 2.

Common Whitethroat

This afternoon we had a walk between Brooksend and Shuart and saw 2 Common Buzzards, 50 Swifts, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Kestrels, 2 Chaffinches and 12 Swallows. We also found about 20 Bee Orchids.

Bee Orchid